Thursday, April 5, 2018
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. Fly-In
A 5:45 am flight from Kansas City to Washington, D.C., took community members to the nation's capitol by nine in the morning, so we could wait a few hours before having lunch with General Scott Rice, Director of the Air National Guard.
Having plenty of time, we took a bus tour of the city and stopped at Union Station before walking to National Guard headquarters for our first meeting of the day. After lunch and then stops for photo ops near the White House, we met with US Chamber of Commerce directors. (Yes, some snoozed. *Not Telling Who*)
Following the meetings, we had a long shuttle trip to our hotel in Alexandria, VA, amusing ourselves by Googling property prices for homes we saw along the way. After checking in to the Westin, we went to the Fish Marker for dinner. The après dinner bus-boarding spot was near an ice cream place. Enough said.
We were up early Wednesday for a meeting with Senator Roy Blunt and a session with folks from the United States Department of Agriculture. (Some snoozed here also. *yawn*) After lunch at the Dubliner in the heart of D.C., we met with Congressman Sam Graves and Senator Claire McCaskill.
We were delivered by shuttle to the airport for our 8 pm flight back to Kansas City.
Having plenty of time, we took a bus tour of the city and stopped at Union Station before walking to National Guard headquarters for our first meeting of the day. After lunch and then stops for photo ops near the White House, we met with US Chamber of Commerce directors. (Yes, some snoozed. *Not Telling Who*)
Following the meetings, we had a long shuttle trip to our hotel in Alexandria, VA, amusing ourselves by Googling property prices for homes we saw along the way. After checking in to the Westin, we went to the Fish Marker for dinner. The après dinner bus-boarding spot was near an ice cream place. Enough said.
We were up early Wednesday for a meeting with Senator Roy Blunt and a session with folks from the United States Department of Agriculture. (Some snoozed here also. *yawn*) After lunch at the Dubliner in the heart of D.C., we met with Congressman Sam Graves and Senator Claire McCaskill.
We were delivered by shuttle to the airport for our 8 pm flight back to Kansas City.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Great Northwest Day
City council and city staff members who took Highway 36 to Jefferson City the night before Great Northwest Days encountered evidence of slick conditions along the way--cars off the road and a layer of snow in the passing lane. We arrived about 15 minutes later than our usual ETA but St. Joseph travelers on I-70 were caught for several hours in a traffic jam.
Frigid temperatures hovered around 17 degrees the next morning. Nevertheless, we folks from northwest Missouri walked to the capitol to view the House in session and then walked back to the hotel for a luncheon. Some didn't wear coats. (Bruce and Kent, you know who you are).
The luncheon speaker, who was from the Missouri Department of Tourism, discussed how the marketing theme "Missouri: Enjoy the Show" is being expanded to "Missouri: It's Your Show." She explained that the department gives real vacationers a camera and a road trip then makes a video of their experiences.
Well, I had a camera and we were on a road trip of sorts so....Great Northwest Day: "It's Our Show."
Frigid temperatures hovered around 17 degrees the next morning. Nevertheless, we folks from northwest Missouri walked to the capitol to view the House in session and then walked back to the hotel for a luncheon. Some didn't wear coats. (Bruce and Kent, you know who you are).
The luncheon speaker, who was from the Missouri Department of Tourism, discussed how the marketing theme "Missouri: Enjoy the Show" is being expanded to "Missouri: It's Your Show." She explained that the department gives real vacationers a camera and a road trip then makes a video of their experiences.
Well, I had a camera and we were on a road trip of sorts so....Great Northwest Day: "It's Our Show."
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